36 CFR § 5.14 - Prospecting, mining, and mineral leasing.

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title: "36 CFR § 5.14 - Prospecting, mining, and mineral leasing."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "5.14"
section_name: "Prospecting, mining, and mineral leasing."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "5"
part_name: "COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE OPERATIONS"
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authority: "54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102."
regulatory_source: "31 FR 16660, Dec. 29, 1966, unless otherwise noted."
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# 5.14 Prospecting, mining, and mineral leasing.

Prospecting, mining, and the location of mining claims under the general mining laws and leasing under the mineral leasing laws are prohibited in park areas except as authorized by law.